Dale Earnhardt Nike 1997 - NASCAR Photography By Darryl Moran

IROC XIV was the fourteenth year of the

International Race of Champions International Race of Champions (IROC) was a North American auto racing competition, created by Les Richter, Roger Penske and Mike Phelps, promoted as an equivalent of an American motorsports All-Star Game. Despite its name, the IROC was prim ...

auto racing competition. It took place in 1990 and was the first year the

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was used in competition, and continued the format introduced in

IROC VIII IROC VIII was the eighth year of IROC competition, which took place in 1984. It saw the use of the Chevrolet Camaro in all races, and was the first incarnation of the IROC format in which twelve drivers from different series compete in all four r ...

. Due to not getting enough test time for the new cars, the originally scheduled opener at

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was canceled. Race one took place on the

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, race two took place at Burke Lakefront Airport, and race three ran at

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won the series championship, his first of four, and won $175,000.

Roster and total points

The roster of drivers and final points standings were as follows: IROC season statistics at racing-reference.info
Retrieved March 8, 2007

Individual race results

Race One, Talladega Superspeedway

Saturday, May 5th, 1990 (5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps. Average speed: 188.055 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 1 cl
Lead changes: 15

Race Two, Burke Lakefront Airport

Saturday, July 7th, 1990 (5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded). Average speed: 101.469 mph
Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 4 sec
Lead changes: 2

Race Three, Michigan International Speedway

Saturday, August 5th, 1990 (5) Indicates 5 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the most laps.
(3) Indicates 3 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 2nd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded).
(2) Indicates 2 bonus points added to normal race points scored for leading the 3rd most laps (did not occur in this race so not awarded). Average speed: 153.316 mph
Cautions: 1
Margin of victory: .08 sec
Lead changes: 0

Notes

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and

Rusty Wallace Russell William "Rusty" Wallace Jr. (born August 14, 1956) is an American former NASCAR racing driver. He has won the 1984 NASCAR Cup series Rookie of the Year and the 1989 NASCAR Winston Cup Championship. Over the course of his successful car ...

tied for seventh place in the championship standings, but Schroeder was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race. #

Bobby Rahal Robert Woodward Rahal (born January 10, 1953) is an American former auto racing driver and team owner. As a driver he won three championships and 24 races in the CART open-wheel series, including the 1986 Indianapolis 500. He also won the 2004 a ...

and

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tied for tenth place in the championship standings, but Rahal was awarded the position due to a higher finishing position in the final race. #

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did not start the final two races due to injury.

References

External links

IROC XIV History - IROC Website
{{IROC Championship International Race of Champions 1990 in American motorsport